Team Member, Employee Relations at United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Job Description

• We are currently seeking a TM, Employee Relations (Work Ethics). The candidate for this position must have good writing and communication skill, and a good understanding of labour laws and the organisation’s policies.

Job Objective(s)

• The TM, Employee Relations (Work Ethics) is involved with the disciplinary process & consequence management, industrial relations, litigation, active and ex-staff issues and CBN returns.

Responsibilities

• Review reports of wrongdoings from different parts of the bank.
• Intermediate where necessary and sanction staff where the infraction is established.
• Review reports for Disciplinary Committee and initiates DC proceedings once investigation reports are received.
• Organise logistics for Disciplinary Committee sitting.
• Take minutes of Disciplinary Committee sittings.
• Guide Disciplinary Committee on policy provision vis-à-vis the infractions committed.
• Implement Disciplinary Committee decisions/recommendations.
• Review and formulate policies in conjunction with Risk Management, ensuing from gaps identified at DCS or emerging trends.
• Manage ASSBIFI, NUBIFIE and NUP.
• Coordinate occasional meetings with the different unions.
• Manage the relationship between the Unions effectively to achieve industrial peace and harmony.
• Advise Management on pain points of unionists and vice versa.
• Update ASSBIFI/NUBIFIE on emerging directions of the Bank as it affects the staff and ensures union buy-in.
• Liaise with PFA for the processing of pension payments.
• Liaise with expense management to process ex-gratia pension payment on the payday of every month.
• Receive and review complaints/petitions from active/ex-staff.
• Send an acknowledgement letter to the complainant.
• Review the staff records vis-à-vis complaints/petitions.
• Liaise with responsible officers and units for resolution.
• Seek Management's approval for HCM’s recommendation based on the agreed resolution as may be necessary.
• Advice complainants of the outcome of their complaint /petition.
• Identify and collate staff disengaged from the bank on the grounds of fraud and forgeries.
• Prepare a schedule indicating the data for the period under review.
• Forward to Chief Inspector for review.
• Forward to Group Head, Human Resources for concurrence.
• Forward to GMD/CEO for sign-off.
• Forward the schedule to Investigations Unit for onward delivery to CBN in compliance with their circular.
• Forward the schedule to regulatory reporting for onward delivery to CBN.
• Download a list of sanctions bank-wide for the period under review.
• Review the list and align it with the necessary requirements/templates for payroll.
• Notify the relevant parties i.e. payroll team for proper application.
• Receive report from legal department on ex-staff’s statement of claims.
• Review the ex-staff’s records and respond to the statement of claim.
• Make a court appearance as a witness for the bank on the designated court date.
• Work in conjunction with compensation to advise the total staff benefits where decisions are in favour of the ex-staff and compensations are awarded.
• Forward advised benefits to legal for onward processing.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Law (LLB), Industrial Relations or any related field of study.
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant work experience

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Excellent knowledge of Labour Law.
• Good knowledge of the organisation’s policies and code of conduct.
• Organizational skills.
• Effective Communication.
• Good writing skills.
• Good reporting skills.
• Creative thinking.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.